Parking in Rotterdam. Wow! It really is another experience. If you are not used to the narrow streets of Rotterdam, the experience can be very challenging. Everyday, every week, month and year, I see around my hometown of Rotterdam, how much the municipality of Rotterdam is investing into improving the parking experience for the people of Rotterdam. Read below a little bit of what the Government of Rotterdam published about parking in Rotterdam.
"The municipality of Rotterdam is working hard to improve the quality of life and accessibility of the city. In addition to excellent public transport connections, the municipality offers P&R sites and parking garages." "In this way we encourage visitors who come by car to park in these places instead of on the street. Because one in three residents of Rotterdam has a car, most parking spaces in Rotterdam are occupied. Many motorists make use of the free parking spaces on the street. In busy streets, such as in the center, you therefore have to pay for parking on the street. The busier the street, the higher the parking costs." Rotterdam.nl
Finding a parking space to park your car inside the City of Rotterdam is just the first challenge. The second challenge after you have found a parking space is how to maneuver your car into that small and narrow space of parking.
The payment of parking is the next challenge. The next challenge that most Rotterdam car drivers find frustrating is the method of payment. And then you have the process of how the payment is calculated by the parking machine programmed by the City of Rotterdam.
The calculation of parking cost is what most vehicle drivers find the trickiest.You can read about the rules and payment method of parking in Rotterdam by clicking the image and link above. The articles may be in Dutch but I guess you can translate them into your language of choice.